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Erin Grand
Data Scientist with 10+ years of experience data processing and using predictive modeling, Constantly learning something new. Involved in R open source community and board member of R-Ladies NYC.
Education
M.S., Data Science
Columbia University
New York, NY
2016 - 2014
M.S. Astronomy and B.S., Astronomy and Physics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
2014 - 2007
Research Experience
Research Assistant
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
2014 - 2011
- Researched the formation mechanism of molecular pillars such as the Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation
- Used python and IDL to compare observations of high-density gas to model predictions. Visualized, analyzed, and presented on the results
- Ran the observations at CARMA observatory for 2+ weeks yearly
Summer Intern
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
2011 - 2010
- Performed analysis in perl on raw data from the Swift observatory to produce a three-colored ultraviolet image of the Andromeda galaxy
- Image has been featured on Astronomy Picture of the Day twice since publication
- Developed bash shell scripts to manually set the aspect correction of images from the Swift satellite allowing the data to be used in further research
Industry Experience
I have 10+ years working with data. I thrive in environments where I can learn from my peers.
Senior Data Scientist
Uncommon Schools
New York, NY
2024 - 2016
- Produced high-quality analytics work around student and staff data, including prediction models around student state exams, student enrollment, and staff attrition/recruitment. Excellent communication with stakeholders throughout the analysis projects.
- Daily use of R and SQL to interact with data stored in AWS Redshift. Produced clean working data sets with dbt and git.
- Lead 6+ group trainings on the R programming language for 10+ coworkers, created git training and policies to introduce git to the team
- Automated annual state exam reporting using R saving 10+ hours of processing time
Data Scientist
Crisis Text Line
New York, NY
2016 - 2015
- Built and shipped a new volunteer application that 7600 applicants used. Increased the completion rate from 40% to 90%
- Identified key drop-off points for trainees. Produced cohort analyses of key metrics. Identified unique differences among cohorts to provide trainers with new solutions
- Identified counselor churn as the most significant organizational priority and developed automated tracking, reporting, and analysis of key metric
Data Librarian / Software Engineer
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
2016 - 2014
- Reformatted science data images to be compatible with WMS tile servers. Images are a part of the educational Science on a Sphere and NASA Earth and Space Observatory programs.
- Designed traveling Hubble Space Telescope exhibits’ new iPad kiosks using HTML, JavaScript, and Kiosk Pro
Teaching Experience
I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching task.
Teacher’s Assistant
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
2014 - 2010
- Developed discussion activities, motivated group discussion and peer learning, incorporated technology resources such as educational online videos, and graded assignments
- Received award for Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching in the I-Series Courses
Selected Data Science Writing
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[Text Analysis of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
](https://eringrand.github.io/lizziebennet_textmining/)
eringrand.github.io
N/A
2017
Selected Press (About)
Memberships
R-Ladies NYC board member
R-Ladies NYC
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Hobbies:
Royal Scottish Country Dancing, Singing, Board Games